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Hungry video gamers don’t even have to take their eyes off the screen anymore, let alone get ...
Josh Kerns

Never leave the couch again: Order Pizza Hut over Xbox

Hungry video gamers don't even have to take their eyes off the screen anymore, let alone get off the couch, thanks to a new app that lets you order pizza directly from Microsoft's Xbox.
14 years ago
Should chess be the next required subject for students? A Real Clear Science writer thinks it shoul...
Jamie Skorheim

Should chess be an education requirement in U.S. schools?

We've got Math, English, and Science covered, and maybe chess should be included.
14 years ago
Former Seattle “Bachelor” Jason Mesnick appeared on Jenni Hogan’s Next Big Thing ...
Jamie Skorheim

Seattle ‘Bachelor’ Jason Mesnick debuts baby girl

Former Seattle "Bachelor" Jason Mesnick appeared on Jenni Hogan's Next Big Thing podcast to debut his next big thing: a new baby girl with wife Molly, who he met on ABC's The Bachelor.
14 years ago
The corporate sponsors of the 4th of July fireworks show have committed to supporting the event for...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle fireworks show goes on thanks to corporate sponsors, public donations

With funds seemingly dried up, the producers of Seattle's annual fireworks show had thrown in the towel. But Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn wouldn't hear it.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Marysville teacher accused of using closet for “time out”

A Marysville teacher and an aide have been removed from their classroom, accused of putting a special needs student in a closet.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Bellevue City Council signs off on light rail route

Four years after voters approved a light rail line across Lake Washington and through the Eastside, the Bellevue City Council has finally signed off on where the line will go.
14 years ago
The search has never provided any conclusive evidence that Bigfoot is real, but a Prosser woman hop...
Chris Sullivan

Bigfoot still a big draw in Washington

It has captured the imagination of many, especially here in the Northwest: the search for Sasquatch.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Amidst community outrage, Bellevue police apologize for Seattle shooting

The Bellevue police chief apologized to residents of Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood where a Bellevue SWAT team killed a man last month while trying to arrest a robbery suspect.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

JBLM soldier pleads guilty to killing five to avoid death penalty

An Army sergeant at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has pleaded guilty to killing five other service members in a deal that will keep him from a possible death sentence.
14 years ago
Storefronts in the downtown corridor were the targets of vandalism during demonstrations on May 1, ...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle ‘changing tactics’ to prevent destruction on May Day

While downtown Seattle businesses are warned to be at the ready should another May Day protest go awry, officials are confident the city is prepared to handle those bent on destruction.
14 years ago
Nicole Westbrook, 21, was killed in a random shooting April 22, 2012. Police are still seeking her ...
Ursula Reutin

Seattle Police seek help on anniversary of Pioneer Square murder

It's been a year since Nicole Westbrook was gunned down in Seattle's Pioneer Square in a random shooting, and police are again asking for help in solving the case.
14 years ago
A new coalition of local and tribal leaders is coming together to block coal trains and exports acr...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle, local and tribal leaders unite to block coal trains

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and other city and tribal leaders are joining together to try and stop coal trains and exports across the region.
14 years ago
Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard will release his sophomore solo album “Moonlander” June...
Josh Kerns

Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard finally gets around to finishing sophomore solo album

Playing in Pearl Jam and Brad, owning a recording studio and producing other acts while also raising a five-year-old daughter doesn't leave a lot of extra free time, so Stone Gossard can be forgiven if it took him over a decade to finish his second solo album.
14 years ago
Marvel Comics will premiere the highly anticipated Iron Man 3 at a special event Wednesday at JBLM....
Josh Kerns

Marvel Comics tabs JBLM for Iron Man 3 premiere

Hundreds of lucky service members at Joint Base Lewis McChord and their families will be getting the first look at the highly anticipated blockbuster Iron Man 3.
14 years ago
Pooper Troopers will come to your home and pick up all that dog waste for you. (AP Photo/file)...
Jamie Skorheim

Pooper Troopers will pick up your dog’s poop

If you're tired of scanning the yard with a shovel, a Northwest company is offering an alternative.
14 years ago
Seattle Department of Transportation crews reduced SR 99 to two lanes in both directions between Al...
KIRO Radio Staff

Aurora closures expected to slow traffic through Seattle

Your Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning commute might be a little more hectic than what you noticed Monday morning if you take SR 99 at Mercer Street.
14 years ago
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is now formally charged with the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP image)...
Josh Kerns

Defense attorney: Saving Boston Marathon bomber’s life is goal

A top defense attorney tells KIRO's Luke Burbank show the goal of any lawyer representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect won't be to get him off, but simply to save his life.
14 years ago
Adrianne Haslet and her husband Adam Davis were both severely injured in the Boston Marathon bombin...
KIRO Radio Staff

Friends fundraise for Issaquah native who lost foot in Boston bombings

A woman who lost a foot in the Boston terror attack is an Issaquah native and her friends are working to help her cover medical bills.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Suspect surrenders after standoff at Seattle motel

Police say a bank robbery suspect who had barricaded himself inside a room in a North Seattle hotel surrendered to authorities.
14 years ago
Forecasters are anticipating sunny skies the next few days over Western Washington (AP Photo/Seattl...
Jamie Skorheim

Warmer weather in the forecast for Western Washington this week

Forecasters expect drier weather and blue skies over Washington the next few days.
14 years ago
Then 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison and guitarist Levi Ware play together during a break in Braydon&...
Josh Kerns

Musicians bring gigs, healing to hospitalized kids in Seattle

It was an especially difficult December night in 2011 for then 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison. The young leukemia patient, quarantined at Seattle Children's Hospital, couldn't stop vomiting. It continued into the next day. But for two brief hours, his nausea magically subsided, thanks in large part to some musician he'd never met.
14 years ago
ANA is the world’s biggest operator of 787s with 17 of the planes. The airline plans 100 to 2...
Linda Thomas

Boeing Dreamliner fix will take to the air, but aviation expert still ‘spooked’

Boeing began installing reinforced lithium ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets owned by their launch customer All Nippon Airways Monday. That starts a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week.
14 years ago
Charbonneau is credited with creating a series of challenging STEM classes in small, rural Zillah H...
Kim Shepard

Washington science teacher named 2013 Teacher of the Year

A science teacher from central Washington been named the National Teacher of the Year for 2013.
14 years ago
“When officers arrived (at the apartment complex) there were still shots being fired,” ...
KIRO Radio Staff

Police: Man kills girlfriend, neighbors in Federal Way shooting

Police say a 28-year-old man gunned down his girlfriend and neighbors at an apartment complex in Federal Way early Monday morning.
14 years ago